Robert Moorman Sims

Robert Moorman Sims (December 8, 1836 - December 9, 1898) was an officer in the Confederate army during the American civil war; a planter, state legislator in South Carolina as well as the South Carolina Secretary of State. He served as the principal of Rock Hill Mape Academy.[1] He was a Democrat.

Born and raised in Lancaster County, South Carolina, Sims graduated from the South Carolina Military Academy in 1856.[2] He qorked for the South Carolina Secretary of State from 1876 to 1880, and served as president of the South Carolina Horticultural Society.[1]

He represented Lancaster County in the South Carolina Senate from 1868-1870. He served as state secretary of state from 1876 to 1880,[3] succeeding Republican Henry E. Hayne.[4] A historical marker commemorates his Rock Hill homesite.[3]

He married twice and had several children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Louise Pettus Sims. "Biography of Robert Moorman". www.scgenweb.org.
  2. ^ "Confederate Veteran". S.A. Cunningham. January 4, 1898 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b "Sims Home Site Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
  4. ^ "Hayne, Henry E."
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